Table I.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 57.0%    60.4%    52.2%    53.9%    55.9%    58.3%    55.1%    57.3%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 50.6%    53.8%    --    58.3%    33.9% * 65.2%    46.3%    51.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 74.2%    56.4%    65.5%    67.0%    70.6%    79.1%    66.3%    75.1%   
Construction 57.5%    65.4%    58.1%    56.0%    51.6%    64.6%    58.7%    56.8%   
Utilities and transp. 65.7%    71.1%    54.0%    61.3%    64.4%    67.1%    62.0%    66.0%   
Wholesale trade 74.7%    77.1%    64.4%    74.4%    67.9%    80.5%    69.2%    76.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 71.7%    66.7%    65.4%    73.7%    72.5%    71.7%    67.9%    72.0%   
Retail trade 45.7%    52.1%    42.6%    48.8%    54.2%    43.1%    47.4%    45.4%   
Professional services 60.4%    63.6%    54.2%    56.6%    56.9%    62.7%    57.8%    60.8%   
Other services 38.2%    51.2%    41.0%    33.9%    35.3%    39.1%    41.3%    37.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 57.1%    62.0%    52.9%    56.2%    57.4%    57.4%    56.6%    57.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 51.7%    58.1%    51.6%    46.9%    51.7%    52.8%    50.8%    51.9%   
Nonprofit 60.9%    54.8%    48.2%    52.3%    54.3%    66.3%    51.1%    61.8%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 49.7%    58.0%    48.7%    49.5%    47.2%    --    52.0%    47.5%   
5-9 years 46.1%    64.1%    49.6%    42.9%    43.2%    39.6%    53.1%    41.7%   
10-19 years 54.2%    61.2%    53.7%    55.0%    53.1%    53.0%    55.9%    53.5%   
20 or more years 58.2%    59.4%    52.5%    56.1%    58.0%    58.7%    55.6%    58.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 58.7%    54.6%    60.6%    58.6%    58.7%    58.7%    61.5%    58.7%   
1 location only 52.5%    60.5%    51.5%    52.6%    51.7%    43.8%    54.4%    50.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 17.2%    19.7%    14.9%    15.2%    11.8%    20.0%    15.2%    17.5%   
25-49 % 22.7%    35.3%    20.6%    20.1%    20.1%    24.1%    26.2%    22.2%   
50-74 % 45.9%    50.0%    41.9%    42.1%    40.6%    47.9%    44.1%    46.1%   
75% or more 65.2%    67.4%    59.2%    62.9%    65.0%    66.2%    61.9%    65.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 56.7%    60.3%    51.8%    53.7%    56.1%    58.0%    54.8%    57.0%   
Has union employees 58.7%    62.0%    64.2%    58.3%    54.0%    59.2%    62.7%    58.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 31.4%    43.5%    22.4%    24.0%    28.8%    33.7%    29.1%    31.6%   
Less than 50% low-wage 61.9%    62.4%    55.7%    58.9%    61.2%    63.4%    58.4%    62.5%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 64.2%    59.2%    57.2%    60.4%    64.4%    68.7%    59.0%    66.0%   
25-49 % 59.5%    61.9%    52.3%    55.3%    60.1%    60.2%    55.8%    59.9%   
50-74 % 52.7%    64.5%    52.4%    45.9%    51.1%    53.7%    54.7%    52.6%   
75% or more 52.5%    55.9%    44.0%    47.4%    48.1%    55.9%    47.2%    53.3%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 49.8%    57.6%    48.8%    46.8%    49.9%    50.3%    51.0%    49.5%   
25-49 % 61.5%    61.3%    56.7%    62.2%    60.9%    61.8%    59.3%    61.7%   
50-74 % 61.0%    62.8%    53.5%    62.0%    57.5%    63.4%    58.7%    61.5%   
75% or more 59.9%    65.5%    58.5%    57.0%    58.3%    59.0%    62.2%    58.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.B.2.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 0.42%    1.30%    1.03%    0.89%    0.84%    0.62%    0.66%    0.48%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.25%    3.87%    --    9.50%    11.63% * 13.71%    5.51%    9.15%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.74%    5.02%    2.83%    1.72%    1.60%    0.93%    1.68%    0.80%   
Construction 1.75%    4.21%    2.48%    2.59%    4.42%    2.83%    1.90%    2.52%   
Utilities and transp. 2.34%    5.78%    4.68%    3.91%    3.48%    3.29%    3.52%    2.53%   
Wholesale trade 1.42%    4.74%    3.11%    1.78%    4.15%    1.29%    2.12%    1.69%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.96%    3.39%    3.41%    2.48%    1.90%    1.24%    2.03%    1.03%   
Retail trade 1.14%    4.22%    2.59%    2.46%    3.30%    1.45%    2.05%    1.28%   
Professional services 0.61%    1.86%    1.79%    1.42%    1.24%    0.86%    1.08%    0.69%   
Other services 1.01%    2.98%    2.43%    1.77%    1.78%    1.52%    1.44%    1.15%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.54%    1.58%    1.18%    1.05%    1.12%    0.79%    0.78%    0.62%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.06%    2.92%    2.73%    2.28%    2.10%    1.67%    1.70%    1.22%   
Nonprofit 0.74%    3.55%    3.36%    1.97%    1.47%    0.91%    1.82%    0.79%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.00%    4.22%    3.92%    2.96%    4.86%    --    2.37%    3.15%   
5-9 years 1.95%    4.28%    2.87%    2.78%    4.43%    5.99%    2.16%    2.77%   
10-19 years 1.25%    2.35%    2.12%    2.13%    2.49%    2.98%    1.37%    1.69%   
20 or more years 0.47%    1.75%    1.37%    1.10%    0.88%    0.64%    0.86%    0.51%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.51%    9.41%    2.70%    1.55%    0.99%    0.61%    1.94%    0.52%   
1 location only 0.72%    1.31%    1.09%    1.06%    1.47%    4.97%    0.70%    1.16%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.11%    4.11%    1.63%    4.10%    1.19%    3.58%    1.42%    2.43%   
25-49 % 0.68%    4.30%    1.44%    1.63%    1.23%    0.96%    1.53%    0.74%   
50-74 % 1.05%    2.45%    2.34%    1.62%    2.03%    1.47%    1.41%    1.18%   
75% or more 0.47%    1.39%    1.10%    0.86%    0.93%    0.70%    0.71%    0.54%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.47%    1.30%    1.04%    0.91%    0.87%    0.74%    0.67%    0.54%   
Has union employees 1.05%    11.23%    5.84%    4.20%    3.15%    1.15%    4.19%    1.07%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.85%    4.44%    2.01%    1.61%    1.66%    1.18%    1.56%    0.93%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.45%    1.30%    1.04%    0.90%    0.91%    0.67%    0.68%    0.52%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.84%    2.24%    1.53%    1.33%    1.70%    1.64%    1.06%    1.06%   
25-49 % 0.95%    3.54%    2.69%    2.21%    1.95%    1.26%    1.69%    1.03%   
50-74 % 0.71%    2.26%    2.40%    2.10%    1.40%    0.95%    1.46%    0.77%   
75% or more 0.87%    2.45%    1.92%    1.67%    1.56%    1.33%    1.24%    0.99%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.73%    1.91%    1.47%    1.27%    1.35%    1.25%    0.97%    0.87%   
25-49 % 0.58%    3.13%    1.79%    1.34%    1.25%    0.76%    1.15%    0.62%   
50-74 % 1.06%    2.81%    2.85%    1.96%    2.19%    1.62%    1.74%    1.22%   
75% or more 2.48%    2.87%    3.88%    4.10%    7.38%    4.79%    2.11%    3.81%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.